The prestigious reviewer Gramophone UK likes the first CD that the young Swedish orchestra Höör Barock has recorded with BIS under the musical leadership of Dan Laurin, with Anna Paradiso featuring as continuo-player and soloist in sparkling Bach F-major concerto.

” … there is an infectiousness to the interpretative energy of the music-making. The rhetorical daring and overspilling ornamentation are irresistible too, and must have made those Swedish summer evenings rock. With soloist Anna Paradiso they make the finale of Bach’s F major Harpsichord Concerto, arranged from the Fourth Brandenburg and already one of its composer’s most coursingly exciting, more scintillating than ever …”

27th-28th of March: recording of Vito Palumbo harpsichord concerto “Concerto Barocco” (2005) for BIS with Stenhammar Quartet and members of Gävle Symphony Orchestra.

1st of April at 15.00: concert with recorder-player Dan Laurin in S:t Andrea kyrka, Malmö

4st of April at 18.00:’Klingande Akademie, “Stockholm Concert Hall, Grünewaldsalen, excerpts from the sonata written for the duo Laurin-Paradiso by Daniel Börtz, during an evening dedicated to the eminent Swedish composer (org. by The Royal Academy of Music, Sweden).

16th of April at 15.00: Royal Chapel, Good Friday service, with the organist of the royal court Mary Ljungquist Hén.

Anna’s solo-CD ‘Johan Helmich Roman The 12 Keyboard Sonatas” vol. 2 is American Record Guide Critics Choice 2016. The prestigious music magazine had previously praised the ‘superlative musicianship’ in this recording.

Beside the recording of Vito Palumbo’s Concerto Barocco in March 2017 for the prestigious label BIS, it has been now confirmed from BIS a second recording in the Autumn of 2017 with the orchestra Höör Barock under the direction of Dan Laurin, featuring Anna as a continuo player but also with a very interesting solo-piece for harpsichord and orchestra … Stay tuned!

The 3rd of December, Anna and her husband recorder virtuoso Dan Laurin have been asked to join the Christmas festivity of the prestigious Stockholm Early Music Festival. A concert with Christmas fragrance in a pastoral spirit, along with Italian Bagpipe dances, makes up a refined and idyllic soundscape. The magic location is in the Old City of Stockholm, under the XVII vault under V50 Restaurant. For only 390 SEK you can attend a number of concerts, with Swedish typical Christmas drinks and pastries included! Check it all here: http://www.semf.se/series/christmas-edition-2016

KLAVERENS HUS, LÖFSTABRUK – the 20th of November Anna and Dan Laurin play a concert at 15.00 in Löfstabruk, to support the unique collection of historical keyboard instruments brought here with care and expertise by scholar Dr Eva Helenius. http://www.klaverenshus.se/

RELEASE CONCERT and TOUR IN SKÅNE WITH HÖÖR BAROCK & DAN LAURIN – In November, Anna played a release-concert (as soloist and as continuoist) together with the orchestra Höör Barock, under the direction of Dan Laurin (who featured also as recorder player) in Malmö. Their first CD for BIS was on sale (and sold out!), even if it will be officially out around January. The tour continued with other concerts in Skåne, arranged by Musik i Syd. Some fans travelled all the way from Stockholm to the South of Sweden to listen to Anna and Dan Laurin! Sweet …!

BACH IN ÖSTERSUND – In November, Anna played also continuo on the organ in two of Bach’s Cantatas, in the Stora kyrka of Östersund, under the direction of Nicklas Strandberg.

CONSERVATORY OF BOLZANO – In September, Anna took part in a work-shop, together with Dan Laurin, on Johan Helmich Roman’s flute and harpsichord sonatas. Bolzano is one of the few places where students are encouraged to study the sonatas by Roman, thanks to the inspired work of prof. Lorenzo Cavasanti (recorder) and prof. Alessandro Padoan (harpsichord).

FESTIVAL STRADELLA, NEPI – The 24th of September Anna played at the Festival “Stradella” in Nepi (Italy), organized by the infatigable and enthusiastic viola da gamba player Andrea De Carlo. She also helped accompanying students of the master-classes of the festival. It seems very likely that Anna will be back with a concert there next year!

It has been confirmed that the 27th of March 2017 Anna will record as soloist for BIS Concerto Barocco by Italian composer Vito Palumbo (1972), together with members of the Gävle Symphony Orchestra and with the Stenhammar Quartet. You can listen to the piece here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDwoMFnfV_M

American Record Guide is not shy in praising Anna’s second volume of keyboard sonatas by Roman for BIS. Read the whole review in the section “Recordings”. Some excerpts: “This is keyboard musicianship so superlative that I stopped the player after 20 minutes and immediately placed an order for the other volume. It’s that attractive and expressive.” “She makes the music sound freshly improvised by a creative genius.” “Go buy this now”.